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(No Model.)

' E. DAVIS.

COMBINED INKSTAND SUPPORTIAND PEN RACK. 'No'-.'486,278. Patented Nov.15, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMRY DAVIS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINED lNKSTAND-SUPPORT AND PEN-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 486,278, dated November15,1892.

Application filed May 4,1892. $eria1No. 431,830- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMRY DAVIS, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of New York, county and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in a Combined Inkstand-Support andPen- Rack, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to appliarlces for penmens use; and its object isto provide a neat and ornamental device to support an inkstand andpenholders and pencils. V

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming parthereof, in which similar reference-numerals designate like parts in theseveral views.

Figure 1 isa perspective view of the device as applied to use. Fig. 2 isa longitudinal section of the same on the line .10 a; in Fig. 1, theinkstand being removed; and Fig. 3 is a broken sectional view showingone of the pen and pencil supports.

The body 10 of the device is preferably constructed of fabric such asfelt, although other suitable fabric may be employed, and the marginaledges of the body may be scalloped, as shown, or have any otherpreferred ornamental configuration, or may be entirely plain, aspreferred. In the transverse center of said body, slightly at the rearof its longitudinal center, is formed an opening 11, the margin ofwhich, as shown, is formed with a succession of alternating angularrecesses and projections, giving to said margin essentially a scallopedappearance. It will be understood, however, that I do not limit myselfto the exact configuration shown of said opening, as the same may beplain, and circular, square, or of other configuration dependent uponthe contour of the base of the inkstand in connection with which thebody 10 is to be used; nor do I limit myself to a single opening in saidbody, as the body may have two or more openings when it is to be usedwith two or more inkstands. Said opening is closed on its underside by astrip or disk 12, of suitable fabric, as shown best in Fig. 2, saidstrip or disk being secured to the under side of the body 10 in anysuitable manner, the opening being thus constituted a countersunkrecess. The opening 11 is closed at its top, when the device is in use,by the inkstand 13, the body of which, being similar in its contour atits base with the margin of the opening, neatly fits therein, as will beunderstood by referring to Figs. 1 and 2. In longitudinal alignment infront of the opening 11 and at each side of the transverse center of thebody 10 are secured the penholder-rests 14.- These rests, as shown inFigs. 1 and 3, consist of a base 15 and upwardly and outwardly diverging arms 16,integral with the base, said rests being Y-shaped in generalappearance. The rests are secured to the body 10 in any suitable manner,preferably by passing a screw 17 through a strengthening-strip 18 on theunder side of said body and also through said body into the base 15 ofthe rest, as shown in Fig. 3.

The application and use of the device are so apparent from the drawingsin the light of the foregoing description that I forbear to detailthesame.

1 Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent 1. A combined inkstand-support and penrack consisting ofa fabric body having a countersunk recess therein andlongitudinally-aligning penholder-rests in front of said recess,substantially as shown and described.

2. A combined inkstand-support and penrack consisting of a fabric bodyhaving an eccentrically-located countersunk opening therein, a strip ordisk of fabric closing the under side of said opening, and verticalpenholder-rests in front of said opening at each side 'of the transversecenter of the fabric body, substantially as shown and described.

3. A combined inkstand-support and penrack consisting of a fabric bodyhaving scalloped edges, a countersunk opening eccentrically located insaid body, a strip or disk of fabric closing the under side of saidopening, and Y-shaped penholder-rests in f rout of said opening at eachside of the transverse center of the fabric body, substantially as shownand described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in pres ence of two witnesses.

EMRY DAVIS. Witnesses:

ADoLPH COHEN, MATILDA M. BERRY.

